bees Definition

any of numerous hymenopterous insects (superfamily Apoidea) that differ from the related wasps especially in the heavier hairier body and in having sucking as well as chewing mouthparts, that feed on pollen and nectar, and that store both and often also honey

an eccentric notion : fancy

the letter b

a gathering of people for a specific purpose

the facts about sex that are told to children

a honeybee that originated in Brazil as an accidental hybrid between an aggressive African subspecies (Apis mellifera scutellata) and previously established European honeybees and has spread to Mexico and the southernmost U.S. by breeding with local bees producing populations retaining most of the African bee's traits —called also Africanized honeybee, killer bee

a highly admired person or thing : cat's meow

any of numerous large robust hairy social bees (genus Bombus)

any of various solitary bees (genera Xylocopa and Ceratina) that nest in wood

bumblebee

africanized bee